Ceylonthelphusa alpina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gecarcinucoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Eucarida Ordo: Decapoda Subordo: Pleocyemata Infraordo: Brachyura Sectio: Eubrachyura Subsectio: Heterotremata Superfamilia: Gecarcinucoidea

Familia: Gecarcinucidae
Subfamilia: Gecarcinucinae
Genus: Ceylonthelphusa
Species: Ceylonthelphusa alpina

Name

Ceylonthelphusa alpina Mohomed M. Bahir & Ng, 2005

Holotype: WHT 10916. male ♂. 7.X.2003. legit M.M. Bahir & M. Meegaskumbura.

Type locality: male, 20.8 by 15.2 mm, WHT 10916; from under stones in wet soil, Peradeniya University garden, Peradeniya, Kandy District, 07°17’N, 080°35’E, altitude 650 m; coll. M. M. Bahir & M. Meegaskumbura, 7 Oct.2003

References

• Bahir, M.M. & Ng, P.K.L. 2005. Descriptions of ten new species of freshwater crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura: Parathelphusidae: Ceylonthelphusa, Mahata, Perbrinckia) from Sri Lanka. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 12: 47–75. PDF. Reference page.